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Tuesday, 07 January 2020

BBC News

• Train company Transport for Wales 'breaks Welsh language rules'Transport for Wales is accused of treating the Welsh language less favourably than English.
• Glasgow Airport Metro system gets council leader approvalCouncil leaders agree funding for the first phase of the Glasgow Metro between Paisley Gilmour St and the airport.
• Crossrail could be delayed until autumn 2021The project was originally supposed to be finished in December 2018 but has suffered several setbacks.

The Guardian

• £18bn Crossrail line delayed again to autumn 2021Europe's largest infrastructure project hit by further setback as costs continue to soarLondon transport authorities do not expect the £18bn Crossrail line to open before autumn 2021, in the latest delay to Europe's largest infrastructure project.The capital's transport commissioner said the latest working assumption was that the central section of the Elizabeth line, as Crossrail will be known, will start operating between September and December next year.

Bolton News

• Last look at Horwich Loco Works erecting shop before demolition VISITORS were given the last chance to look around the Horwich Locomotive Works erecting shop, of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, which turned the sleepy village into the heart of the first Northern Powerhouse. Demolition is imminent at the site to make way for a 1,700-home development. Rosalyn Roden reports.

London Evening Standard

• How much has been spent on the HS2 so far and what is the proposed train route?The cost of HS2 has come under fire again after the deputy chairman of the now-defunct review panel criticised the project for being "completely out of control financially".

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Train operator offers compensation scheme that cancels out rail fare increaseTransPennine Express announced that customers who held a season ticket between October 1 and December 31 will be eligible for a 3% rebate
• ITV documentary A Rail Life Story to reveal all about life on the MetroThe four-part series, filmed last summer, will show how staff dealt with events including the Great North Run and the Spice Girls reunion concert in Sunderland

Northern Echo

• Transport Secretary Grant Shapps visiting North-East to unveil vision for region's rail network A GOVERNMENT minister has said about £4bn worth of investment was planned for the region's transport network as part of a pledge to repay former coalfield communities for lending the Tories their votes in last month's election.

Other Regional Press

• Commuter says sorting out London Northwestern Railway train services a priority over reducing faresOffering discounts to fares on London Northwestern Railway (LNR) train services while there is disruption is all “back to front”.
• Rail firm is branded ‘morally bankrupt’ following price hikeTHE rail firm responsible for running Colchester North Station has been branded “morally bankrupt” by a leading councillor after a third annual successive parking price hike.
• Plans to get Northumberland moving with new train stations gets backing of Transport SecretaryA proposal to launch new train stations which will help Northumberland communities link up with the wider region was given the backing of the Government today.
• New director of South Western Railway promises to 'make a noticeable difference'THE new managing director of South Western Railway is hoping to 'make a noticeable difference' for passengers.
• TransPennine Express to refund rail fares amid cancellation chaosSeason ticket holders will receive compensation but the January disruption continues

Train Operators

• New Managing Director joins South Western Railway – Mark Hopwood determined to transform services for passengers in 2020With over 30 years’ experience of managing rail businesses and delivering improvements for passengers, Mark Hopwood is confident that his plans can make a noticeable difference for passengers on South Western Railway.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Lord Berkeley says Government must either spend over £100bn for HS2 or change approachLord Berkeley, formerly Deputy Chair of the Oakervee Review commissioned by the Government to evaluate the future of HS2, has published his own report evaluating the status of HS2 and suggestions for its future.  He argues that HS2 is the wrong solution to the challenges of improving rail services in the Midlands and North, and that there are alternatives which are cheaper and quicker to implement and can provide commuters in these areas with better daily services. Improvements to the lines to and from London can be delivered without building a new line and causing untold damage to busin...

Rail Technology Magazine

• RIA responds to Lord Berkeley's HS2 'minority' review reportFormer deputy chair of the Oakervee Review of the HS2 project, Lord Tony Berkeley, published a report yesterday (Jan 5) stating that parliament was ‘misled’ over ‘out of control’ costs that he believes could reach over £107bn. Since withdrawing his backing from the...
• 2020 plan for north-east rail network Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has today committed (6 January) to reviving rail connection across the north-east, outlining how new investment will boost the rail network as the government looks to level up infrastructure across the country. On his visit to Horden Peterlee, a new £10.55...